WWII

This is a fantastic book and I hope it finds a wide readership. I think it would spark some great discussion in high school or college history or literature courses (or for home schoolers). It is certainly an important addition… Read More ›

It seems everyone online is writing their best books of 2012 list and I hope that electronic babel of voices won’t water down my saying that The Auschwitz Volunteer is the best book I read in 2012. If you’re a… Read More ›

I didn’t learn in school that “homosexuals” were a group targeted by the Nazis. I distinctly remember first hearing about it in the late 80s from the silence = death campaign created during the early years of the AIDS epidemic…. Read More ›

The Keep, written by F. Paul Wilson, was a popular horror novel published back in 1981. The graphic novel adaptation was drawn by Matthew Dow Smith and the script was written by F. Paul Wilson himself. It caught my eye… Read More ›

Sarah’s KeyTatiana De RosnaySt. Martin’s, 2007ISBN: 978-0-312-37084-8Source: bought it, passed it on I finally read this book because so many customers at work told me their book group read it and had a great discussion about it. Sarah’s Key is… Read More ›

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s BerlinErik LarsonCrown Books, May 2011ISBN: 978-0-307-40884-6464 pages [FTC disclosure: I read an uncorrected proof that I requested from the publisher] Like millions of other readers out there,… Read More ›

Displaced PersonsGhita SchwarzWilliam Morrow/HarperCollinsReleased: August 2010Source: library eBook The last book that I read in 2010 was a good one. It’s not exactly a superstition, call it more of a goal, but I like to end or start each year… Read More ›